apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
surveillance camera; security camera
to increase; to add to; to augment
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
meaning; significance; sense
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
how; in what way; by what means
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol